Comments on: 5 Good (and 5 Not-So-Good) ’80s Toy-Based Feature Films http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html A blog about action figures and the toy industry in general by writer and collector Poe Ghostal. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Newton Gimmick http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html#comment-6368 Newton Gimmick Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:06:06 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3717#comment-6368 Meh, GI Joe is underrated. It's not great, but it's not as bad as it's made out to be. I recently watched Garbage Pail Kids again though... Oh my god. Worst movie ever. I found a video store that just happened to have it and only having cloudy memories of my childhood, I decided to rewatch it. Just atrocious on every level possible. Meh, GI Joe is underrated. It's not great, but it's not as bad as it's made out to be.

I recently watched Garbage Pail Kids again though… Oh my god. Worst movie ever. I found a video store that just happened to have it and only having cloudy memories of my childhood, I decided to rewatch it. Just atrocious on every level possible.

]]> By: Esbat http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html#comment-6317 Esbat Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:54:22 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3717#comment-6317 HOLY HELL! I want a MOTU Movie Masters Skeletor right this damn minute. He is absolutely COOLER looking than I remember as a child. HOLY HELL! I want a MOTU Movie Masters Skeletor right this damn minute. He is absolutely COOLER looking than I remember as a child.

]]> By: PrfktTear http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html#comment-6307 PrfktTear Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:05 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3717#comment-6307 @Red: Rainbow B's horse is Starlight, fo shame! Also, I remember the Care Bear movie made me cry as a kid. I forget why. @Red: Rainbow B's horse is Starlight, fo shame!

Also, I remember the Care Bear movie made me cry as a kid. I forget why.

]]> By: Red Kryptonite http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html#comment-6304 Red Kryptonite Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:16:55 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3717#comment-6304 ...why does Rainbow Brite's horse (I totally can't believe I don't remember his name) sound like Elvis Costello? …why does Rainbow Brite's horse (I totally can't believe I don't remember his name) sound like Elvis Costello?

]]> By: Cabbage Patch Kids http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html#comment-6302 Cabbage Patch Kids Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:27:33 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3717#comment-6302 Cabbage Patch Kids had some movies I think, I don't even think they had a real cartoon come to think of it. I used to torment my sister's Teddy Jefferson doll. Also there are tons of <a href="http://cabbage-patch-kids.juniortoons.com/" rel="nofollow">Cabbage Patch Kids coloring pages</a>, dolls, and DVDs over at Juniortoons.com if anyone is interested. Cabbage Patch Kids had some movies I think, I don't even think they had a real cartoon come to think of it. I used to torment my sister's Teddy Jefferson doll. Also there are tons of Cabbage Patch Kids coloring pages, dolls, and DVDs over at Juniortoons.com if anyone is interested.

]]> By: David http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html#comment-6285 David Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:24:07 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3717#comment-6285 Was the Care Bears movie mentioned above the one where there's a devil-kid (like in The Omen) who goes to a summer camp? I seem to remmeber that one being called Care Bears 2(with a subtitle) for some reason. Optimus Prime's heroic death at the end of the first act still gets me misty eyed. And Frank Langella IS a god! Was the Care Bears movie mentioned above the one where there's a devil-kid (like in The Omen) who goes to a summer camp? I seem to remmeber that one being called Care Bears 2(with a subtitle) for some reason.

Optimus Prime's heroic death at the end of the first act still gets me misty eyed.

And Frank Langella IS a god!

]]> By: PrfktTear http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html#comment-6281 PrfktTear Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:56:56 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3717#comment-6281 Masters of the Universe still holds up. My favorite scene is Man-At-Arms eating from a bucket of chicken... oh yeah, that and the whole I AM A GOD! Skeletor scene... Garbage Pail Kids is painful... Masters of the Universe still holds up. My favorite scene is Man-At-Arms eating from a bucket of chicken… oh yeah, that and the whole I AM A GOD! Skeletor scene…

Garbage Pail Kids is painful…

]]> By: Mark http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html#comment-6261 Mark Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:08:08 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3717#comment-6261 No slagging of the Gobots. Transformers the movie the is a masterpiece....if only Michael Bay could have made one as good. I only discovered Transformers the movie when I was 15 back in November 2000....it helped start me collecting them again an reading the excellent comics. No slagging of the Gobots.

Transformers the movie the is a masterpiece….if only Michael Bay could have made one as good.

I only discovered Transformers the movie when I was 15 back in November 2000….it helped start me collecting them again an reading the excellent comics.

]]> By: clark http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html#comment-6260 clark Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:39:55 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3717#comment-6260 I still have GoBots and the Rock Lords on Betamax, right after Willow (I miss those three-hour tapes). Unfortunately I don't have a working machine anymore. I had a couple of GoBot toys and hated them, their transformations were terrible. However, I miss my Rock Lords, Granite and Nugget went the way of a garage sale like most of my childhood memories. I still have GoBots and the Rock Lords on Betamax, right after Willow (I miss those three-hour tapes). Unfortunately I don't have a working machine anymore. I had a couple of GoBot toys and hated them, their transformations were terrible. However, I miss my Rock Lords, Granite and Nugget went the way of a garage sale like most of my childhood memories.

]]> By: Frowny McBeard http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/04/5-good-and-5-not-so-good-80s-toy-based-feature-films.html#comment-6258 Frowny McBeard Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:58:14 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3717#comment-6258 Yes, it's a bad film, but I still love "WAAAASSSSSSSSSS ONNNNCCCCCCCCEEEE A MAAAAAAAANNNNNN" for all the wrong reasons. Chris Latta was amazing and if not for the indelible impression he made on my young mind I'm not sure I'd have even started collecting Transformers. Yes, it's a bad film, but I still love "WAAAASSSSSSSSSS ONNNNCCCCCCCCEEEE A MAAAAAAAANNNNNN" for all the wrong reasons. Chris Latta was amazing and if not for the indelible impression he made on my young mind I'm not sure I'd have even started collecting Transformers.

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